The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

Zhang Yurong opened her mouth but didn't say anything. Even though she felt a tinge of shame and guilt, given her personality, her usual attitude towards Li Yan, and their level of communication, it was truly difficult to apologize. However, she decided not to say anything else, planning to leave first to avoid this situation.

"You stay here first. I'll open another room. Just make things easier for me, don't worry about me. After all, I'm the president of the group; if there's a problem, they won't have me taking the lead. But I must be present to stabilize morale, otherwise, even the hotel executives will be nervous and worried when faced with this situation."

Hearing her calm tone, Li Yan gave up the idea of keeping her there. "Let's get to business then. What's the situation now? I just came up, only know a little bit."

Zhang Yurong wanted to say these things can't be spoken carelessly, it's under control, but considering he is ultimately one of her own and came here out of concern for her, she couldn't let him become too anxious.

"The situation is quite bad. This afternoon, there was a threat call here. Because there are many international guests recently, the hotel paid great attention, and it even reached me. However, since it's deliberately manmade, it's not the most common cutaneous anthrax, but possibly inhaled anthrax spores causing pulmonary anthrax. But since it's still in the early stage, they only have flu symptoms now. The hospital is conducting comprehensive surveillance and tracking, and they can't rule out if it's a real case yet."

Zhang Yurong furrowed her brows slightly, quickly explaining the situation. "Now the hotel is under lockdown. Internally, the police have arranged people for a comprehensive sweep. And on the hotel side, they are assisting in putting guests in their rooms. Appearing alone in the corridor during this time would be suspicious; even you might be suspected. I'll cover for you later. So stay here for now, don't go out."

"What about the research institute?"

"That's an expert from a biochemical research institute. They've brought equipment to take samples, initially monitoring the air changes in the hotel to prevent the suspect from dispersing anthrax into the air. After handling this part, they will begin organizing a batch-by-batch sweep of all personnel. Since I came in here, I also have the potential risk of infection. And now, you're here too."

Looking at the man, Zhang Yurong thought, usually so lazy and annoying with no seriousness, now seeing him being serious and discussing the issues felt a bit unusual. She truly didn't expect him to come... Calming down, she admitted she felt somewhat moved.

Li Yan closed his eyes slightly, pondering quietly. In this regard, people, experts are needed, it's not the time to utilize his specialties; while he could assist in apprehending people, even possibly faster than the police, it requires cooperation with someone familiar with the building layout or having blueprints. Suddenly, without any data at hand, it's better to let the police handle it to avoid suspicion.

"The police still have limited manpower. Even if someone is watching all the surveillance monitors, there will still be omissions, especially if there's an inside accomplice, it becomes more troublesome. Once they've been transferred to the search areas, it's even more complicated, given so many floors and many guest rooms occupied, it's a time-consuming, inefficient method."

Upon hearing Li Yan's analysis, Zhang Yurong initially wanted to refute, but considering how this usually lazy person rarely seriously analyzed the issue, she felt it should be encouraged. "You're right, but there's no better way at the moment. There's already been quite a stir now. If we gather more police forces, the information will spread quickly, and they'll be conducting overnight thorough checks tonight."

Li Yan shook his head, "In any case, it's uncertain, so we should concentrate power on the most crucial areas."

"What areas?"

"If they indeed have anthrax virus, it should be very cautiously kept and valuable. It's impossible to scatter it all around like a bag of flour, right?"

"You mean..." Zhang Yurong, reminded by him, started to think more deeply.

"Dispersing it manually, he'd be extremely at risk himself, leading to a large casualty but limited infection range. To achieve the greatest effect, it still has to be spread through a system!"

Li Yan got to this point without needing further clarification. Zhang Yurong stood up. "That's right! The central air exhaust system, water towers, these are places where their threat can truly materialize!"

Li Yan smiled and gave a thumbs-up. "That's it. If I were a terrorist, I would hide in these places first. They're not areas with heavy foot traffic, especially now in an emergency; people wouldn't immediately think to go there. By the time the police search there, it might already be too late, or the culprits could have evaded."

"Since it's a threat, they must have some purpose. Now should be the negotiation phase, meaning they haven't acted yet." As Zhang Yurong spoke, she started to leave, "I'll immediately suggest the police guard these crucial areas tightly!"

This strong woman, swift and decisive, was about to leave when Li Yan quickly called her. "Wait!"

"What else?"

"One more suggestion."

"Speak." Zhang Yurong turned to look at him, her beautiful combed hair high up and her fair chin slightly lifted, indicating she's already in work mode.

"I suggest you communicate with government departments, get an authority with enough power involved, mobilize more data access permissions, and share resources with intelligence departments and the International Criminal Police. Check the data of all foreigners staying in our hotel, including those who arrived before the business forum foreigners!"

In such a situation, Zhang Yurong couldn't directly make this decision, but could only provide the suggestion using her position, and had to put it a bit euphemistically, considering they were hotel guests. Before deciding to leave, she turned back to look at Li Yan, puzzled, "Why do you think of this? Why didn't I consider these aspects before?"

Li Yan casually took out a cigarette, "Don't be afraid, it's not that I'm smarter than you. When you're directly involved, your position makes you focus more on the situation, become more tense; even the police think utmost caution first. I'm an outsider, clear-headed and not directly responsible, so I can think broader, speak more boldly."

Considering this, Zhang Yurong found it somewhat reasonable, and with time pressing, she left promptly.